Padron Cigars Padron 1926 Serie

The Padron 1926 series of cigars premiered in 2000 to commemorate Jose O. Padron’s 75th birthday. This box-pressed format offers refined tobaccos aged five to ten years then blended to create an exceptionally smooth, complex, balanced and full-bodied flavor. Flavors of savory roasted meat, dried tart cherries, rich earth, and black pepper spice envelop the entire palate as a woody and barnyard aroma fill the air. A double band with an individually numbered guarantee label is applied to each stick to safeguard against counterfeiting.

The Padron 1926 Serie No. 90 Natural won 2016 #5 Cigar of the Year with a 94 rating noting:

"Whether it be an anniversary or an important benchmark, it seems that the Padrón family is always celebrating something. And when they do, smokers end up with a great new cigar. The Padrón Serie 1926 No. 90 is a perfect example. It celebrates the life of company patriarch José Orlando Padrón, who turned 90 in June and is still active in the company he founded. The cigar is Padrón in almost every way—it’s dark (even this natural version), it’s rich and it leaves the familiar bold impressions of cocoa, earth and coffee on the palate in the way that only a Padrón cigar can. But it’s unlike other Padróns due to its shape. All other cigars in the Padrón Serie 1926 line are squarely pressed, giving the line its signature look. Not true of the No. 90. This one is in the round. It also comes packaged in a glossy tubo—another first for the company." -Cigar Aficionado